Soap-granulator.



1l y No. 698,|44. Patented Apr. 22, |902.

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(Applieatign led May 4, 1901.)

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l .I nv\\ UNITED' STATES PAT-ENT- @Fincav JOHN SOHWECHLER, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSlGNMENTS,'TO RALPH W.CAVENAUGH, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

Y SOAP-GRANULATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,144, dated Apr122,1902.

vApplication filed May 4,1901. Serial No. 58,678. (No model.) I

To tu whom 13 may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SOHWEOHLER, a citizen-of ,the United States,residing in the city and countyofPhiladelpl1ia,State of Pennsylvania,have invented a newand useful Improvement in Soap-Granulators, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention consists of animprovement in soap-granulators wherein thesoap is finely granulated and wherein means are provided for guiding thesoap and forcing the same against the knives in a proper manner.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will behereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view on line a: at, Fig. 2, ofa granulatorembodying `my invention. Fig'. Y2 represents a verticalsectional view on line y y; Fig. l. Fig. 3 represents a side elevationof thecutting device.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a soap-granulator, the sameconsisting of a suitable standard B, which can be secured to a supportin any suitable manner and is provided with a cylindrical body port-ionC, having the outlet D thereto, the lugs E extending upward therefrom,to which is attached 'in any suitable manner the tube F, which latter isadapted to receive the cap Gr and which may be secured to said tube,said cap having attached thereto the rod H, which is provided with ahead J on its lower end. Extending in the open ends of the cylindricalbody portion C are the rims A' of the caps K and L,

which latter serve as journals for a shaft M,

the middle portion B of which is enlarged and which is suitably lockedin position by the nuts N and has secured thereto plates l? and Q, whichcarry the knives'R, it being noticed that said knives are secured at anangle to the axis M and are provided with teeth, so that when saidknives are arranged in position the teeth of alternate ones extend inthe opposite direction, and thusthe teeth of one blade are staggered inrelation to the teeth of another blade, it being seen that ther platesare heldin vposition on the shaft by reason of the enlarged portionthereof and by 'l the rims A'v ofthe caps.

T designates a crank or handle secured to the shaft M.

U designates a weight having anopening therethrough which is adapted tomove on the rod I-I and is prevented from leaving the same by reason ofthe head J. The soap V, which is adapted to be placed in the tube F, isprovided with an openingsomewhat larger than the head J, whichlatterandthe rod F act as a guide for the said soap.4

The operation is as follows: The soap V is placed in the tube F and'rests against the knives, the weight U bearing upon the top of saidsoap and, as before stated, the head J serving as a guide. The crank Tis now turned, which revolves the knives, and the teeth contacting withthe soap granulate the same and by reasonl of thestaggered order of theteeth will cut the soap in line particles, the weight U being sufficientto cause the soap to bear at all times against the knives and admit of acertain turning or revolving of the same as may be necessary.

It will he apparent that slight changes may be made by those skilled inthe art which will come within the scope of my invention, and.

I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in every instance to the exactconstruction here,- in shown and described.

By arranging the knives or blades around the axis M a saw-toothed reelis formed which most eectively granulates the soap.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isv l. In' a soap-granulator, ahorizontally-disa posed 4cylindrical-shaped body portion and support forthe same, a revoluble cylindricalshaped granulating member within thebody portion having at its periphery knives extending longitudinally` ofthe member and provided with outwardly-extending teeth at the peripheryof the member, caps applied to the ends of the body portion and' havinga part thereof serving as end abutments to retain the granulating memberin position, and a tube opening into the body portion and adapt- IOO edto contain soap to be granulated by contact with saidA knives,substantially as described.

2. In a soap-granulator, a body portion and a support for the same, arevoluble granulating member consisting of knives extendinglongitudinally of the axis of the member and provided With outward]y-extendin g teeth, the teeth of one blade inclining in the oppositedirection to the teeth of another blade, and a tube opening into thebody portion and adapted to contain soap to be granulated by contactwith the teeth of the knives, substantially as described.

3. In a soap-granulator, a body portion, a revoluble granulating memberconsisting of knives extending longitudinally of the axis of the memberand set at an angle toits axis, and means for receiving soap toibegranulated by theknives,substantiallyas described.

4. In a soap-granulator, a body portion, a

revoluble granulating member consisting of l receive the soap to begranulated, knives for knives extending longitudinally of the axis ofAthe member and provided With'outwardlyextending teeth, the teeth of oneknife being staggcredin relation to the teethof another knife, and meansfor receiving` soap to be granulated by the teeth of the knives,substantially as described.

5. In a soap-granulator, a body portion, a

toothed knives extending longitudinally of the axis of the member andset at an angle to its axis, the teeth of one knife being staggered inrelation to the teeth of another knife,

and means for receiving soap to be granulated by the toothed knives,substantially as described.

6. In a soap-granulator, a body portion and support for the same, ashaft provided with plates revolubl)T supported in said body portion,toothed blades extending from one plate to the other and supported bythe plates, said blades being arranged at an angle to the axis of saidshaft and the teeth of one blade being blade, a tube adapted to receivesoap to be granulated by the toothed blades, and a fol- 1lower in thetube to press the soap against `the blades, substantially as described.

7. In a soap-granulator, a tube adapted to receive the soap to begranulated, knives for granulatin g the soap, and a rod passing cen-:trally through the tube and adapted to serve fas a guide for" the soap,substantially as described.

S. In a soap-granulator, a tube adapted to granulating the soap, acentrally-apertured ',Weight in the tube, and a rod passing cenjtrallythrough the tube and Weight and hav- `inga head adapted to serve as aguide for `the soap and to prevent the Weight from passing from off thelower end of the rod, substantially as described. revoluble granulatingmember consisting of i JOHN 'SCHWECI-ILER.

Witnesses:

WM. CANER WIEDERSHEIM, JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM.

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